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Financial abuse linked to violence: CBA, UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... debt or bills. "These behaviours can have ongoing and long-term consequences for victim-survivors, including to their housing and employment security," Breckenridge said. "Abusers often continue to generate economic costs in the victim's name, even ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... and projects of national importance. Nationally important projects could include large-scale infrastructure, affordable housing, innovative investment and agriculture and manufacturing, the FSC proposed. As previously reported by Financial Standard ...

TIP Group appoints chief strategy officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... health fronts." The announcement follows a series made by TIP Group, including a new wholesale managed fund with a focus on housing affordability and the acquisition of Burman Invest, a boutique founded by Julia Lee. Most recently, TIP appointed Timothy ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... sheet, Powell noted that indicators of spending have softened, growth in consumer spending has slowed and activity in the housing sector has weakened. However, despite these developments Powell said that the labour market remains extremely tight, with ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... "Fewer grant payments made this quarter from the Federal government's HomeBuilder program and similar state-based housing construction programs also contributed to the rise." Similarly, automotive fuel prices price rises endured for an eighth consecutive ...

ART, QIC partner on affordable housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Australian Retirement Trust and QIC will work with Brisbane Housing Company to finance and develop up to 1200 new homes. The partnership aims to provide a scalable model for the financing, development, and operation of social and affordable housing ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... indicators," James said. They are relative unemployment and retail trade. It also ranked second on construction work done and housing finance, and this on dwelling starts. "But showing how even the rankings are, the ACT and South Australia also each ...

Foreign investment fees to double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... continue to be important into the future. He added that the changes will help the Albanese government deliver its ambitious housing reform agenda. "We will always put Australian interests first. That means ensuring Australians benefit from foreign investment ...

Tax exemptions overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: OECD

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... 34 dropped by 40% among the bottom 20% of income earners. In other words, younger people were being locked out of the housing market, which instead was being dominated by the older and wealthier. In Australia, the bottom half of the income distribution ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... Firstly, despite having high levels of debt, aggregate household balance sheets were in great shape. The small decline in housing prices in recent months has only marginally eroded some of the large increases seen over past years, Bullock stated. Furthermore ...